Original 1957 RCA Portable TV Commercial, CRT Television, RCA Victor TV History vacuum tubes

Original 1957 RCA Television commercial and vintage ads describe the RCA Victor portable TV line. Portable TVs grew in popularity in the late 1950’s and 1960’s. RCA was a major player with over 20 different models. Take a leisurely look back at 1957 and see how far we’ve come.

From 1950 to 1957, the number of TVs in use increased from 10,000 to nearly 60,000. The U.S. was the leading manufacturer up until the early 1970’s. RCA, one of the leading American electronics firms, was known for quality and innovation for over 70 years. This video focuses on the 17 inch Silverama screen portables of 1957. Explore RCA's fascinating history and its early links with General Electric (GE) and NBC broadcasting network. Hope you enjoy this brief look back. Run time, about 4 minutes. Provided for educational use and historical comment only.

For more information on RCA, David Sarnoff, and TV history, see:

The History of the RCA Brand
https://www.rca.com/us_en/our-legacy-...

Who was David Sarnoff? (collection)
Hagley Museum and Library
Wilmington, Delaware
https://www.hagley.org/who-was-david-...

SRI International
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_Int...

Sarnoff Corporation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarnoff...

Television History - The First 75 Years
http://www.tvhistory.tv/index.html

The History of Television
https://www.thehistoryoftv.com/

RCA’s Early Computers (RCA 301, RCA 501)
Computer History Museum
Mountain View, California
https://www.computerhistory.org/revol...

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